What is Bitcoin?

Bitcoin is a digital crypto-currency with no single point of failure due to its decentralized peer-to-peer architecture. The source code is publicly available and changes to the reference Bitcoin client are made via concensus within the community. Advantages of Bitcoin include irreversible transactions (i.e. no possibility of chargebacks as with credit cards),
pseudo-anonymous, limited and fixed inflation, near instant transactions, multi-platform, no double-spend and little to no barriers to entry and more. It was created by an anonymous person known as Satoshi Nakamoto. Find out more at WeUseCoins.com.

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Bitcoin Nonprofit BitGive Launches Donation Tracking PlatformFinance MagnatesBitcoin nonprofit BitGive has announced the launch of a blockchain-based donation platform, GiveTrack. It offers the ability to transfer, track, and provide a permanent record of the end-to-end route of global transactions. To unlock the Asian market ...

Is Bitcoin Better Than Gold?ForbesBitcoin has been beating gold by a big margin so far this year. The digital currency has more than doubled in value, while the yellow metal has gained 8.73 percent; and both assets outperformed the S&P 500 and the twenty-year US Treasury bonds.

Bitcoin Price Finds its Climbing Boots AgainCryptoCoinsNewsThe price climb registers at a time when the devaluation of the Chinese yuan continues, turning Chinese investors over to bitcoin. In January 2017, the foreign currency cap imposed by the Chinese government for the amount of foreign currency that a ...

Japan Could Drop 8% Bitcoin Sales Tax By Mid-2017CoinDeskJapan's plan to drop an 8% sales tax on bitcoin purchases could take effect as early as July 2017, according to documents obtained by CoinDesk. Though subject to final approval by senior Japanese government officials, an annual tax document prepared by ...